Pat’s Quarterback Cookies

Name: Pat’s Quarterback Cookies
Yield: makes about 4 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon table salt; 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup granulated white sugar; 3/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut; 3/4 cup toffee-candy bits; 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

December 14, 2011

GINA My man is the quarterback of the house—and I love him for it! He may call the plays, but when he does, I execute the sweetness all over the field. The dark-brown sugar gives these cookies the toasty football color, and the coconut, toffee-candy bits, and pecans will keep him from getting sacked. Who wrote that play, Coach? Maybe you should put me in!

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